Abstract

For the airborne measurement of the wind field, knowledge of the exact velocity and orientation of the plane is mandatory. Any small deviation in these parameter will cause an error in the estimation of the wind field. The conical scanning airborne cw CO₂ Doppler lidar ADOLAR has been designed to gain experience concerning the correction of the inertial reference system on board the aircraft using the ground return as well as for testing different signal processing algorithms. Beside this the instrument can also be used for the measurement of small scale wind phenomena e.g. valley wind or flow around a hill.

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